[TowerTalk] HARA CLOSED DOORS

[Herbert Schoenbohm]

On 7/29/2016 4:08 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
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> Hopefully some thought will be given to the venues near major airports 
> in the U.S. Driving from Cincinnati or Columbus in a rental car for 
> amateurs that can only fly in was problematic at times.  Getting in 
> and out of Dayton wasn't always possible on the same day. IMHO a 
> perfect venue would be near Cincinnati or even near some airport that 
> had metro rail transport to or nearby the venue.   For the XYL's 
> enjoyment an underutilized theme park or something like Branson, 
> Missouri would be great. I have even done some show at Gaylords in 
> Nashville and they had a place for RV's.  Don't know how they would 
> accommodate tail-enders and the location is maybe a bit to far to the 
> East. But it is very nice....especially the grits and gravy in the 
> morning.
>
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> On 7/29/2016 3:29 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
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>> On Fri,7/29/2016 11:34 AM, Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk wrote:
>>> How about a venue that
>>>
>>> 1) Knows how to run events
>>> 2) Can be leveraged to spread the word about ham radio
>>> 3) Spouses would want to visit as well
>>> 4) Reasonably priced to get to/from
>>>
>>> Examples include Las Vegas, Orlando, San Diego, Toronto, to name a few.
>>
>> And charge BIG money to promoters and exhibitors. Talk to any mfr 
>> who's ever had a booth at a trade show in any one of those places. 
>> I've attended lots of trade shows in New York, Chicago, San 
>> Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Orlando, and one in Toronto.
>>
>> And NONE of these "well run" venues would allow a flea market like 
>> Dayton, or allow free parking of RVs. Cost of renting these venues is 
>> far higher than ham events can afford, which also cause registration 
>> fees to go through the roof.
>>
>> Finding suitable places for hamfests and conventions requires lots of 
>> "outside the box" thinking by organizers who also understand those 
>> aspects of the business. Several years ago, K6MM and K6TD led a team 
>> that moved the Visalia DX Convention to a larger venue in the same 
>> town. It has been a quite successful in almost all respects, except 
>> that there are not enough rooms within walking distance of the venue, 
>> which in turn seriously limits the late-night hangout sessions that 
>> are the major reason many of us attend.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
>>
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